Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

The 4 essential choices in a good jobs system

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A good jobs system prioritizes customers and is designed to maximize employees’ productivity, motivation, and contributions.

Jun 6, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

Oatly exec: How to lead with purpose in an imperfect world

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Oatly’s Heidi Hackemer shares how practicing bravery and self-care and creating momentum can help leaders encourage purpose-led work in their organizations.

Apr 10, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

3 leaders detail practices that support stakeholder and societal value

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Managers at Cotopaxi, King Arthur Baking Company, and REI discuss balancing purpose and profit.

Mar 22, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

A risk management playbook for organizational resilience

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How do you manage risk and rebound rapidly when catastrophic events strike? MIT Sloan experts offer a systematic approach to organizational resilience.

Mar 7, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Digital Economy

10 capabilities to accelerate digital transformation

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Key steps to digital transformation include building ecosystems, providing great customer experience, and treating data as a strategic asset.

Nov 9, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Digital Economy

What it means to be a ‘future-ready’ firm

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A new book explores the financial success of firms that use digital technologies to boost efficiency and improve customer experience.

Oct 19, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Manufacturing

How to forge a clear path to Industry 4.0

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Sensors, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are poised to remake manufacturing. Here’s a 4-step blueprint for transformation.

Oct 12, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Data

4 ways data plays a role on winning teams

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How data plays a role in talent, system, culture, and leadership of winning teams.

Jul 20, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Supply Chain

How the Russia-Ukraine war is upending global supply chains

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Experts detail how ripple effects are impeding the flow of goods, creating catastrophic food shortages, and fueling dramatic cost increases and product shortages.

Jun 28, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

Download: MIT Sloan research on sustainable business

Companies are under pressure to adopt sustainable business practices. Here is strategic advice for an effective, efficient, and equitable future.

Jun 13, 2022
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